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Relationship between attaining ecological literacy and the development of a sense of community
(2004)
The intent of the study was to examine how attainment of ecological literacy
through experiential learning can be enhanced with the development of a sense of
community. Research was carried out with three classes of ...
Optical spectroscopy of colon tissue and a breast cancer cell line : potential for cancer detection
(2004)
Two forms of cancer affecting a large number of individuals are breast cancer
and colon cancer. In 2003, it was projected that approximately 21000 Canadians would
be diagnosed with breast cancer and another 18000 would ...
Symptoms of depression and social isolation : the consequences of functional hearing impairment in residents of complex continuing care facilities
(2004)
Earlier evidence was not conclusive about whether hearing
loss is associated with depression and social isolation in
elderly residents. The purpose of this study was to determine
whether functional hearing impairment ...
Small-scale disturbance and vegetation dynamics in trembling aspen dominated forests in northeastern Ontario
(2004)
The scientific understanding of boreal forest stand development and vegetation
dynamics has been well documented with respect to stand-initiating disturbances;
however, the role of subtler disturbance events has received ...
Lived experiences of six Chinese graduate students in North America
(2004)
This phenomenological study of six Chinese graduate students coming from mainland
China, explored their lived experiences in North America. From the qualitative data analysis,
five themes emerged: (a) the experiences of ...
Mathematics anxiety in pre-service junior/intermediate (J/I) students
(2004)
The present study examines the feelings of pre-service teachers at the J/I level's
towards mathematics and the teaching thereof. Two instruments were used to examine
the samples' feelings towards mathematics. The Mathematics ...
Attitude stabilization of a quadrotor aircraft
(2004)
The quadrotor aircraft has seen a growing interest in the research community over
the past few years, with a focus on modeling and control however. Early rotating
wing aircraft pioneers designed similar four-rotor aircraft ...
Study of heteroaromatic enediyne and substituted benzothiophene synthesis with a study of unusual H NMR signals in neomenthyl halides
(2004)
The synthesis of a number of heteroaromatic enediynes has been examined using
the Sonogashira coupling reaction. Alkynes were coupled to 2,3-dibromothiophene to
yield a number o f hetero- and homo-disubstituted enediynes. ...
Predicting risk of violence in a young offender population : the predictive validity of the PCL:YV and the YLS/CMI
(2004)
The current study examined the predictive validity of two adolescent instruments, using outcome
measures of recidivism. The Psychopathy Checklist:Youth Version (PCL:YV) was
retrospectively coded from file information on ...
Comparison of intrinsic motivation scores for two groups of pre-adolescent athletes
(2004)
In order for an individual to successfully learn and execute a new movement skill
it is expected that they will not only have achieved a specific level of understanding (i.e.,
cognition), but they will also have had to ...